No Brake

[AbeMaca]

hi all , after looking around the inlet manifold area of the car (checking hoses and leads) my brakes have stopped working.

 

could i of knocked something off around this area ??? as before i started digging around brakes were perfect , now the pedal is at the top (as if the engine is off and the pedal has stiffened up) only it stays like this once the car is started.

 

any suggestions as to what to check for before i order and new break servo.

 

thanks

[tenpen]

hi all , after looking around the inlet manifold area of the car (checking hoses and leads) my brakes have stopped working.

 

could i of knocked something off around this area ??? as before i started digging around brakes were perfect , now the pedal is at the top (as if the engine is off and the pedal has stiffened up) only it stays like this once the car is started.

 

any suggestions as to what to check for before i order and new break servo.

 

thanks

it will be the black vacum hose that attatches to the side off engine they are prone for splitting

[chrispb123456]

Hi there

Yes it sounds like you have either pulled a pipe off accidentally, or the end of the pipe was split.

You don't say if you have a diesel or petrol?

The diesel has a vacuum pump, the petrol's get vacuum from the inlet manifold.

In either case follow the large pipe from the brake servo back to the manifold or the vacuum pump paying attention to the ends of the pipes, they may look like the are fitted OK but have probably split at the end/s. ;)

[AbeMaca]

thanks guys it was a plastic vacume hose running from the cylinder to the inlet manifold.

 

was split both ends and once we bodged it on with some good old insulation tape it cure the no brakes issue,still leaks a little but this 100% the reason for now brakes.

 

ford part do a kit at around